Bouchoir
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Bouchoir | |
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Coordinates: 49°44′57″N 2°40′28″E / 49.7492°N 2.6744°ECoordinates: 49°44′57″N 2°40′28″E / 49.7492°N 2.6744°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Somme |
Arrondissement | Péronne |
Canton | Moreuil |
Intercommunality | CC Terre de Picardie |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Magali Crappier[1] |
Area 1 | 5.88 km2 (2.27 sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 80116 /80910 |
Elevation | 96–106 m (315–348 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bouchoir (French pronunciation: [buʃwaʁ]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Bouchoir is situated on the D329 junction with the D934 road, some 22 miles (35 km) southwest of Amiens.
History
The village of Bouchoir passed into German hands on 27 March 1918 but was recovered by the 8th Canadian Infantry Brigade on 9 August 1918. The New British Cemetery was created just after Armistice to bury the dead from villages south of Bouchoir and the battlefields around it. It contains 763 burials from the First World War and was designed by Sir Herbert Baker.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 295 | — |
1975 | 195 | −5.74% |
1982 | 201 | +0.43% |
1990 | 222 | +1.25% |
1999 | 226 | +0.20% |
2007 | 268 | +2.15% |
2012 | 302 | +2.42% |
2017 | 293 | −0.60% |
Source: INSEE[2] |
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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